DEXA bone density scan cost in Gulfport, MS
In Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $188.00 to $264.00, with a median of $264.00. The lowest listed price is at Singing River Gulfport — $76.00 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $235.00 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 77080, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 24, 2026 and Feb 24, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singing River Gulfport lowest Gulfport, MS · (228) 575-7000 DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF HIP; PELVIS; SPINE | $188.00 | $940.00 | $39.80–$551.66 | 80% | — source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs, MS · (228) 575-7000 DXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $264.00 | $880.00 | $93.24–$9,277.00 | 70% | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula, MS · (228) 809-5000 DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF HIP; PELVIS; SPINE | $264.00 | $880.00 | $39.80–$551.66 | 70% | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $188.00, median $264.00, highest $264.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A DEXA scan uses a very low dose of X-rays to measure bone density, usually at the hip and lower spine. It is used to check for osteoporosis and to judge the risk of fracture, and is commonly done for women over 65 and others at higher risk.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan and the report of bone density scores. The physician's interpretation may be billed separately, and adding a spine fracture check (vertebral fracture assessment) uses a different code.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 77080 ($375.05). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport, MSDXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $20.00 | file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula, MSDXA BONE DENSITY AXIAL | $30.00 | file |